Environmental exposures during pregnancy: Mechanistic effects on immunity

KA Rychlik, FCM Sillé - Birth Defects Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In human studies, it is well established that exposures during embryonic and fetal
development periods can influence immune health. Coupled with genetic predisposition …

Does the aryl hydrocarbon receptor regulate pluripotency?

CI Ko, A Puga - Current opinion in toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent evidence from embryonic stem cells suggests that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor
(AHR) plays a central role in the regulation of pluripotency, a short-lived property of cells in …

Repression of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor is required to maintain mitotic progression and prevent loss of pluripotency of embryonic stem cells

CI Ko, Y Fan, M de Gannes, Q Wang, Y **a, A Puga - Stem cells, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Lack of cell cycle checkpoints and uninterrupted passage through S-phase continuously
renew the embryonic stem (ES) cell population and maintain pluripotency. Here, we show …

Impact of sleeve gastrectomy on uric acid levels in patients with obesity: A comparative study

Z Davoudi, A Shokuhi Sabet, H Toreyhi, F Rashnoo… - Obesity Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the incidence of hyperuricemia in obese individuals
with or without metabolic syndrome and assess the impact of sleeve gastrectomy surgery on …

Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells

JA Bennett, KP Singh, SL Welle, LA Boule… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand activated bHLH transcription factor that
belongs to the Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) superfamily of proteins involved in mediating responses …

[HTML][HTML] The serum SIRT1 protein is associated with the severity of injury and neurological recovery in mice with traumatic spinal cord injury

G Zhong, Y Yang, X Huang, J Chen, D Feng, K Wei… - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the association between the serum SIRT1 protein
and the severity of spinal cord injury (SCI) as well as the neurological recovery in mice. In …

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor relays metabolic signals to promote cellular regeneration

FL Casado - Stem cells international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
While sensing the cell environment, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) interacts with
different pathways involved in cellular homeostasis. This review summarizes evidence …

Deficiency in aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) expression throughout aging alters gene expression profiles in murine long-term hematopoietic stem cells

JA Bennett, KP Singh, Z Unnisa, SL Welle… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Dysregulation of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) signaling can contribute to the development
of diseases of the blood system. Lack of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has been …

Early life exposures shape the CD4+ T cell transcriptome, influencing proliferation, differentiation, and mitochondrial dynamics later in life

CG Burke, JR Myers, LA Boule, CM Post… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Early life environmental exposures drive lasting changes to the function of the immune
system and can contribute to disease later in life. One of the ways environmental factors act …

Environmental Pollution Caused by Organic Pollutants, Their Harmful Impacts, and Treatment through a Microbiological Approach

S Bhandari - Nano-phytoremediation and Environmental Pollution, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Currently, environmental pollution has evolved to be a massive challenge for the entire
globe. Among all types of contaminants found in the environment, organic contaminants are …